VolSU milestones
1972
Volgograd Regional Committee of the Communist Party decides to establish a state university in the city.
July 10th, 1980
By decree of the RSFSR Higher Education Ministry, the Department of Arts and Sciences is to become the first VolSU department providing instruction for students under following programs: Russian Language and Literature, Romanic and Germanic Languages and Literature, History, Mathematics, and Physics.
September 1st, 1980
The day of the University’s grand opening. Two hundred fifty lucky undergraduates become first students of the country’s newest institution. The emblematic student identity card number 1 is officially presented to Marina Ukolova, a first year student.
The first cooperation agreement was concluded with Olomouc State University (Olomouc, Slovakia) on the exchange of students and teachers.
June 21, 1985
The first 216 specialists graduated from VolSU (45 mathematicians, 39 physicists, 45 historians, 39 philologists and 48 linguists).
December 15th, 1993
The University enters into an agreement with the University of Cologne, Germany, on the exchange of students and teachers. This agreement is still in effect.
July 3rd, 1995
Oleg Inshakov is appointed rector of VolSU.
April 17th, 1996
The University History Museum is established.
November 26th, 2004
The University Medical Unit is established, comprising of the health center, sanatorium and dispensary.
October 3rd, 2007
At the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Technologies started the educational project "Intellectual Wednesday". Every Wednesday, public lectures were held on topical issues of the philosophy of culture, cultural studies, literary studies, and sociology.
May 24th, 2010
The Volgograd State University celebrates its 30th anniversary.
March 2012
Volgograd State University ranks 1st among Russian universities in a nation-wide competition with their “Growth Formula” program aimed at supporting student associations.
March 13th, 2013
Free Economic Society awarded the rector of VolSU Oleg Inshakov the Silver Medal for his significant contribution to the development of economic science, longstanding fruitful activity aimed at strengthening Russia`s economic potential and its regions.
January 20th, 2014
The Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay took place in Volgograd with the participation of 252 torchbearers.
January 20th, 2015
The Center for Public Diplomacy is opened at VolSU.
Februrary 13th, 2015
The first 3D laboratory in the Volgograd region was opened at Volgograd State University.
December 10th, 2015
The FIFA World Cup Volunteer Center 2018 was opened in Volgograd State University.
April 5th, 2016
The Student Theatre "Tochka opory" of Volgograd State University successfully performed at the international festival of student theatres "Earth - People's Planet". The head of the youth theater VolSU Elena Topolaga won "The Best Director" award.
April 4th, 2017
VolSU scientists received a record number of RFBR grants
The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) supported 42 projects of scientists from Volgograd State University in human and social sciences.
September 4th, 2018
VolSU entered the rating list of TOP 100 best universities of Russia according to White Square Journal (WSJ) rating agency.
May 28th,2019
Science journal of VolSU "History. Regional Studies. International Relations" is included in the largest international database Scopus.
June 14th, 2019
Volgograd State University was awarded by the Volgograd Regional Duma as a leading university that promotes environmental awareness and education.
July 20th, 2021
Volgograd State University was included in top-100 Russian universities by the rate of successful employment of graduates. The ranking was compiled by the experts of HeadHunter, the largest Russian job search portal. 300 Russian universities took part in the ranking, with VolSU ranking 68th. The average expected salary of the graduates amount to 56,098 rubles (≈$607).
August 25th, 2021
The article of VolSU scientists of the Institute of Priority Technologies was published in QS Global Education News (QS GEN), a British journal dedicated to publishing distinguished scientific news from around the world.
September 22nd, 2022
His Excellency Kazem Jalali, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Russian Federation, visited Volgograd State University. He arrived in Volgograd to participate in the "Dialogue on the Volga: Peace and Mutual Understanding in the XXI century" international public diplomacy forum. VolSU joined the forum by organizing one of the venues.
November 18th, 2022
The team of Volgograd State University student council, which represented the Volgograd region and the Southern Federal District, won "The Best Student Dormitory Council" competition. 15 university teams from all over the country participated in the contest.
December 6th, 2022
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda to the Russian Federation Kizige Moses Kawaaluuko visited Volgograd State University. The visit included a meeting with university administration and students and a tour around the campus.
October 2nd, 2023
Volgograd State University made its debut in Times Higher Education World University Rankings, being included in the 1201-1500 group and ranking 1st in the region and 22nd out of 78 in Russia.
October 30th, 2023
According to the results of the Global Aggregated Ranking 2024, VolSU is included in the Top 10% of the best universities in the world.
December 6th, 2023
Volgograd State University greatly improved its positions in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings of sustainable universities, ranking 170th in the world and moving up 52 positions compared to 2022. Among Russian universities, VolSU was ranked 6th.
March 13th, 2024
In the framework of the “Road of Memory” regional program the delegation of youth representatives from different countries of the world visited Volgograd State University. The delegation included 21 people from 12 countries.
May 5th, 2024
Volgograd State University made its debut in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings and was placed in the 401-500 group. The rankings include universities that are 50 years old or younger.
June 5th, 2024
Volgograd State University has improved its position in the Round University Rankings (RUR), moving up to 945th place globally and becoming 70th in Russia.
July 1st, 2024
Volgograd State University became a platform for a meeting of the Global Energy Prize International Award Committee, which will determine the winners, who were announced on July 3rd at the ceremony of announcing the laureates of the prize in Volgograd.